Trail Snow Removal, Jan. 3 – 6
The following snow removal schedule is weather dependent. If delayed due to another snowfall, a revised schedule will be posted. Tuesday, January 3 - 1100 and 1200 blocks of Second Avenue Wednesday, January 4 - Daniel Street Thursday, January 5 - Nelson Avenue & Dockerill Street Friday, January 6 - Binns Street Hill and...
Five ways to avoid pain and injury when starting a new exercise regime
By Lewis Macgregor, Lecturer in Sport, Health & exercise Science, University of Stirling (UK) Getting in the habit of exercising isn’t easy. Not only is finding the time to exercise a major deterrent for people, the fear of aches, pain and injuries is also a reason that people put off starting a new exercise regime. But...
Arrow Flow Change Notification Dec. 30 - 31
BC Hydro would like to notify the public that the discharge rates from Arrow Lakes Reservoir will decrease noticeably on Friday, December 30 and Saturday, December 31. When combined with the outflows from the Kootenay River, Columbia River levels at Birchbank are expected to decrease by 1.04 metres (3.4 feet) over the two...
Dec. 27 update on Highway 97C bus crash Christmas Eve
On Dec. 24, 2022 at approximately 18:14 hours the BC Highway Patrol and Merritt RCMP were advised of a single vehicle collision around Loon Lake on Hwy 97c east of Merritt BC. Police and emergency services responded and located a commercial E-bus that had gone off road to the left and rolled onto its passenger side coming to...
Arrow Flow Change Notification
BC Hydro would like to notify the public that the discharge rates from Arrow Lakes Reservoir will increase noticeably on Friday, December 23 and Saturday, December 24. When combined with the outflows from the Kootenay River, Columbia River levels at Birchbank are expected to increase by 0.7 metres (2 feet) over the two days....
City of Trail 2022 utility bill deadline reminder
The deadline for City of Trail 2022 utility bills is 3:30 PM on Tuesday, January 3, 2023. If unpaid as of January 3, 2023, a 10 percent penalty will be applied. Pay online through your banking institution - you will need your City of Trail Utilities Invoice Account Number, included on the invoice received in early 2022 (do...
Fatal crash on Columbia Avenue Tuesday morning
Police are confirming some details regarding a fatal collision Tuesday morning, with Castlegar RCMP NCOIC Sgt. Monty Taylor indicating the cause of the crash was likely medical in nature. "I can confirm on Tuesday Dec. 20, just after 6:30 a.m., we received a report of a vehicle which struck a power pole in the 3200 block area...
Trail Recycling Update from Recycle BC
UPDATE from Recycle BC and GFL: Missed recycling pick up in West Trail on Dec. 20 will be picked up on Dec. 24. Original Notice: Recycle BC has informed the City of Trail that their contractor, GFL Environmental, will not be able to pick up recycling in West Trail today due to poor weather conditions. Recycle BC asks that ...
Dec. 17 garbage pick-up for missed West Trail residents
The City’s garbage contractor, GFL Environmental, was unable to collect garbage on Mountain Street, Green Avenue, Brown Street and Lookout Street on Tuesday, December 13. GFL will be sending a driver and truck out on Saturday, December 17 to pick up garbage at these missed households. Residents in this area, please have your...
Smart watch erroneously dispatches police to Rossland
On Saturday, Dec. 10 at 9:53 a.m., a frontline Trail and Greater District RCMP officer received an emergency alert from a smart watch which stated that its owner had been in a severe car accident, in Rossland, according to RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. "The GPS coordinates were provided as part of the message to police,"...
